Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
661	Future Leaders Institute Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	134 W 122nd St	New York	10027	New York County	Future Leaders Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2868	252	21	12	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	173 (68.7%)	72 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$27,018	$1,085	$25,933	54.3	58	572	89	360013905776
662	Preparatory Academy For Writers: A College Board School	Public	6-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 949-8405	521	43	12	69.5%	3 (0.6%)	380 (72.9%)	109 (20.9%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	$28,266	$2,000	$26,266	54.2	69.8	373	289	360010105875
663	Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 996-0100	416	36	11.4	93.0%	165 (39.7%)	57 (13.7%)	105 (25.2%)	75 (18.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$32,340	$2,830	$29,510	54.2	38.6	945	282	360015202807
664	Junior High School 189 Daniel Carter Beard	Public	6-8	144-80 Barclay Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-6676	603	55	10.8	84.6%	13 (2.2%)	18 (3.0%)	245 (40.6%)	316 (52.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$32,085	$3,036	$29,049	54.1	49.3	731	67	360012202650
665	John G Borden Middle School	Public	7-8	109 Bona Ventura Ave	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7175	409	45	9.1	34.0%	249 (60.9%)	25 (6.1%)	117 (28.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$38,258	$792	$37,466	54	49.5	725	60	362979004003
666	Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	427	50	8.5	95.6%	4 (0.9%)	106 (24.8%)	305 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$39,689	$3,263	$36,426	53.9	48.9	738	72	360008705796
667	Achievement First Aspire Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	982 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Achievement First Aspire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 838-0205	935	54	17.3	89.3%	5 (0.5%)	658 (70.4%)	220 (23.5%)	14 (1.5%)	16 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	15 (1.6%)	$28,125	$1,746	$26,378	53.6	70.4	363	304	360110906421
668	Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	50-40 Jacobus St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 205-6788	1,203	102	11.7	88.6%	19 (1.6%)	14 (1.2%)	683 (56.8%)	472 (39.2%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	$31,880	$2,212	$29,669	53.6	49.6	723	55	360009803117
669	Pioneer Middle School	Public	5-8	12132 Old Olean Rd	Yorkshire	14173	Cattaraugus County	Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 492-9375	659	77	8.5	48.9%	624 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$25,614	$768	$24,846	53.5	56.1	610	59	360897000685
670	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2580	1,320	94	14	89.6%	8 (0.6%)	1,148 (87.0%)	128 (9.7%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$22,010	$1,182	$20,829	53.5	65.2	450	220	360014705821

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math, NY State Assessments Science test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1500)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
661	Future Leaders Institute Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	134 W 122nd St	New York	10027	New York County	Future Leaders Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2868	252	21	12	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	173 (68.7%)	72 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$27,018			$1,085			$25,933	54.3	58	572	89		360013905776
662	Preparatory Academy For Writers: A College Board School	Public	6-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 949-8405	521	43	12	69.5%	3 (0.6%)	380 (72.9%)	109 (20.9%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	$28,266			$2,000			$26,266	54.2	69.8	373	289		360010105875
663	Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 996-0100	416	36	11.4	93.0%	165 (39.7%)	57 (13.7%)	105 (25.2%)	75 (18.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$32,340			$2,830			$29,510	54.2	38.6	945	282		360015202807
664	Junior High School 189 Daniel Carter Beard	Public	6-8	144-80 Barclay Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-6676	603	55	10.8	84.6%	13 (2.2%)	18 (3.0%)	245 (40.6%)	316 (52.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$32,085			$3,036			$29,049	54.1	49.3	731	67		360012202650
665	John G Borden Middle School	Public	7-8	109 Bona Ventura Ave	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7175	409	45	9.1	34.0%	249 (60.9%)	25 (6.1%)	117 (28.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$38,258			$792			$37,466	54	49.5	725	60		362979004003
666	Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	427	50	8.5	95.6%	4 (0.9%)	106 (24.8%)	305 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$39,689			$3,263			$36,426	53.9	48.9	738	72		360008705796
667	Achievement First Aspire Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	982 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Achievement First Aspire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 838-0205	935	54	17.3	89.3%	5 (0.5%)	658 (70.4%)	220 (23.5%)	14 (1.5%)	16 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	15 (1.6%)	$28,125			$1,746			$26,378	53.6	70.4	363	304		360110906421
668	Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	50-40 Jacobus St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 205-6788	1,203	102	11.7	88.6%	19 (1.6%)	14 (1.2%)	683 (56.8%)	472 (39.2%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	$31,880			$2,212			$29,669	53.6	49.6	723	55		360009803117
669	Pioneer Middle School	Public	5-8	12132 Old Olean Rd	Yorkshire	14173	Cattaraugus County	Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 492-9375	659	77	8.5	48.9%	624 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$25,614			$768			$24,846	53.5	56.1	610	59		360897000685
670	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2580	1,320	94	14	89.6%	8 (0.6%)	1,148 (87.0%)	128 (9.7%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$22,010			$1,182			$20,829	53.5	65.2	450	220		360014705821